I’ve had the perennial ones for years, grew from seed in the first place but they’re very rampant, we’ve tried for years to get rid off them, pick axed out but any bits of root left come up again. They’re very tough plants, mine are in full sun all day long. They don’t get as many flowers as the annuals, compact flowers rather than the floppy heads, Not so good for cut flowers.
If you have a big space they’re good. Ours just trail up into a privet hedge, very tall and sprawling. They only come in shades of pink.
May have a photo somewhere.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
I feel these 'pots' are a nice combination for each other. The fit is great, and the short brown pot sits in the clear tumbler with ease.
I'm thinking-brown pot of seed sowing compost with the 3 seeds in. Keep it going until a good root ball has established. Then, slide out and put in to the clear tumbler that will have multi purpose compost in it. Allow enough time for a good rootball to grow to bottom of tumbler before planting out.
I agree with @Lyn. Just use the plastic ones, but keep them somewhere they won't get too hot and dried out, especially as the roots get bigger. If you're sowing in late winter/early spring, you don't need seed compost - ordinary stuff is fine. It's only if you sow in autumn you want a poorer medium for them. These are what I use. The outer card gets composted - the slugs were already doing a job on that too They also last quite well. I have some which get another outing the following season, especially if they're done in spring. Then they get composted almost completely. It's all card. Handy for writing the names on as well, as you can see I never soak my seed.
There's a white variety of the perennial one. A few places stock seed, but it'll depend on whether they have it in stock. I've often thought of growing it but I always forget.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I used to have a white perennial pea and a pink one. I went off them - no scent, and the foliage/stems are quite coarse and not very attractive (to my eyes at least). Like @Lyn I've had a job getting rid of them and I'm not convinced that they won't be reappearing.
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They don’t get as many flowers as the annuals, compact flowers rather than the floppy heads, Not so good for cut flowers.
I feel these 'pots' are a nice combination for each other. The fit is great, and the short brown pot sits in the clear tumbler with ease.
I'm thinking-brown pot of seed sowing compost with the 3 seeds in. Keep it going until a good root ball has established. Then, slide out and put in to the clear tumbler that will have multi purpose compost in it. Allow enough time for a good rootball to grow to bottom of tumbler before planting out.
If you're sowing in late winter/early spring, you don't need seed compost - ordinary stuff is fine. It's only if you sow in autumn you want a poorer medium for them.
These are what I use. The outer card gets composted - the slugs were already doing a job on that too
They also last quite well. I have some which get another outing the following season, especially if they're done in spring. Then they get composted almost completely. It's all card.
Handy for writing the names on as well, as you can see
I never soak my seed.
There's a white variety of the perennial one. A few places stock seed, but it'll depend on whether they have it in stock. I've often thought of growing it but I always forget.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
When you don't even know who's in the team
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